{"id":316961,"date":"2026-04-11T14:25:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=316961"},"modified":"2026-04-11T14:25:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:55:23","slug":"mikel-arteta-reveals-his-stance-on-selling-myles-lewis-skelly-and-ethan-nwaneri-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/11\/mikel-arteta-reveals-his-stance-on-selling-myles-lewis-skelly-and-ethan-nwaneri-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta reveals his stance on selling Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>The duo may very well be sold this summer (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal will probably be ruthless over the futures of their prized academy children with the club open to offers for Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners are prepared to sell members of their first-team squad this summer to assist fund one other big transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Sales of youth team players will represent pure profit on the balance sheet on the Emirates with Arsenal on the lookout for a combined fee of \u00a3100m for his or her two 19-year-old stars.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis-Skelly enjoyed an outstanding breakout campaign for the club last season but has been limited to only one starting appearance within the Premier League this term, third alternative behind Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapie.<\/p>\n<p>Nwaneri also did not get a look-in, managing just 165 minutes of Premier League football before getting the green light to hitch Marseille on loan in the course of the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United are excited by Lewis-Skelly as they consider long-term options at left-back to switch Luke Shaw while Nwaneri could have no shortage of suitors with Chelsea exploring an audacious move for him last 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have a wealthy history of promoting their Hale End academy stars but have also shown they may be ruthless, collecting big fees after deciding to sell Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah lately.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_282117571-9e89.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27851338\" alt=\"Soccer Football - Ligue 1 - Olympique de Marseille v RC Lens - Orange Velodrome, Marseille, France - January 24, 2026 Olympique de Marseille's Ethan Nwaneri celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS\/Manon Cruz\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Nwaneri wanted to go away on loan in January (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And while insisting young players from the club are a part of Arsenal\u2019s identity, Arteta has warned they may not receive any special treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s a part of us,\u2019 Arteta said when asked concerning the club\u2019s academy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018At the top what has to define this football club is to search for excellence and search for the very best, regardless when you\u2019re coming from the academy or abroad.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2243232894.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27831718\" alt=\"Arsenal FC v Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Phase MD3\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Lewis-Skelly is needed by Man Utd (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018If we are able to have players from Hale End, significantly better since the identity is there. We grow with them and so they know exactly what we\u2019re on the lookout for.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But at the top they must earn it. Not for every week, not for a month, for years. 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